Edward Qu NOTL, Ontario adwnws@r.postjobfree.com 416-***-****

EXPERIENCE

Course Instructor, Niagara College, Ontario. 2023 Spring Term

Prepare and conduct class materials for Farm Equipment Operation (OEVT1410) lectures and deliver demonstration sessions

Supervise students using farming equipments and developing practical skills

Create rubrics, marking keys and implement the quizzes and practical exams Teaching Assistant (Full Time), Niagara College Teaching Winery, Ontario. 2022.01-Present

Assist in teaching the oenology courses Winemaking I, II, III (OEVT 1121, OEVT 1321, OEVT1323), Celler Operation (OEVT122), Vineyard Management (OEVT 1420), Wine Chemistry (OEVT 1126) and Lab Analysis (OEVT 1324) with class material preparation, creating marking keys and quizzes implementation based on rubrics

Manage the Teaching Winery lab, such as set-up of equipment and disposable items, and breakdown of lab equipment and the maintenance/repair

Liaise with wine&viti professors and provide hands-on guide for all students projects, including White, Rose, Red, Fortified, Sparkling, Icewine, Orange, Pet-Nat, mead and Piquette. During Covid, produced several demonstration videos for critical chemistry analysis methods and cellar operation practices

Provide winery lab and cellar materials to other programs/institutions, such as NC Beverage Business Management program, NC hospitality program, etc

Coordinate with the commercial production team, warehouse management and professors in terms of lab/caller equipment, schedule and space use to prioritize the support to the students’ academic projects

Work with professors to organize field trips to NOTL and PEC, as well as industry events (2022 I4C, 2023 OFVC, 2023 Taste Ontario!) for student networking and career development

Participate in the Open House and Orientation by producing the program videos and provide admissions advising to potential students

Provide on-going academic advising to first/second year students and graduates

In charge of training new lab technicians with lab and cellar safety protocols and daily maintenance tasks

Cellar Hand (Full Time), Niagara College Teaching Winery, Ontario. 2022.01-Present

In charge of the winery analysis to support the commercial wine and cider production

Conduct inventory of chemicals, media, equipment, and other materials

Assist in managing the campus vineyard throughout the growing season with IPM practices

Support commercial production, including the Vintage-2022 Harvest

Assist in the cider production including inoculation, flavouring, fining, filtration, kegging, carbonating and canning/bottling

Brew Lab Technician (Part Time), Niagara College, Ontario. 2020.09-2021.12

Support chemistry labs for Winemaking and Brewing programs, including the chemical and apparatus preparation and the experiment videos production for online classes

Followed and conducted the Covid sanitation protocols at the campus labs and the Teaching Winery Cellar Assistant, Trail Estate Winery, Hillier, Ontario 2021.08-2021.11

Assisted the winemaker/vineyard manager Mackenzie Brisbois in the Vintage-2021 harvest, including fruit sampling, lab analysis, fruit processing, vineyard/cellar operations, blending bench trials, and geotextile application.

Assistant Winemaker (Part time), WendingHome Estate Winery, Ontario. 2020.10-2021.12

Assisted the Proprietor/Winemaker Ronald Giesbrecht in Vintage 2020&2021 production, including lab analysis, crushpad fruit receiving/processing, cellar management, bench trials, stabilization, filtration and bottling.

Research Assistant, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph. 2020.09-2021.12

Field research assistant (Part time) of Dr. Helen Fisher, assisted in vineyard management and data collecting/monitoring.

Wine Educator (Part time), Southbrook vineyards, Ontario. 2022.05-Present

Provide sensory-oriented tasting experiences

Design Sensory Tasting and Glassware Tasting projects with oenological infusions, oak treatments, natural flavours, incorporated with wine styles.

Tea Culture Instructor, MING Tea, Burlington, Ontario. 2019.02-2020.02

Designed and implemented tea courses/events on tea tasting, history, and culture at Royal Botanical Gardens, Brock University, Toronto Tea Festival and London Tea Festival.

Planned and led Chinese-Tea tours (2019.04 & 2019.11) which covered six eastern provinces. Program coordinator, Gem Appraisal Center of Peking University, Beijing 2014.02-2016.04

Established the offsite lab with required equipment and managed it to support commercial appraisal and academic experiments

In charge of the “Treasure-Hunting” project, and led trips to Beruwala (Sri Lanka), Inner-Mongolia

(Northern China), Xinjiang (Western China), Chanthaburi (Thailand). EDUCATION & ACHIEVEMENTS

Diploma in Winery and Viticulture Technician, Niagara College, Ontario WSET Level 3 with merit, George Brown College, Ontario Master degree of Engineering in Telecommunication System Engineering, Beijing Jiao Tong University, Beijing

Bachelor degree of Engineering in Telecommunication and Information System, Beijing Jiao Tong University, Beijing

Smart Serve, Class G Driver, Certified Forklift Driver, Sommelier of Chinese Tea

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